5th Avenue & 47th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 47th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sunset Park is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 45 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1922, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
45 St
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
5 Av/47 St · B63
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 47th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 45 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 45 St R
    1,310 feet
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 53 St R
    0.4 miles
    R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/47 St, 110 feet away, for the B63.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/47 St B63
    110 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 48 St & 5 Ave 27 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway eastbound at 3rd Avenue & Connector, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 842 5th Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,130 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
118 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1922.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 47th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-4PM

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 312138, 331423, 331426 and 337748.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 147 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1899 and 1906.

  1. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Sunset Park Children's School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunset Park
    850 feet
  2. Pena Herrera Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. South Brooklyn Spanish Congregation Jehovah Witnesses House of worship
    360 feet
  2. Fourth Ave Methodist Church Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Zion Presbyterian Church Landmark
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Trinity Lutheran Church Sunset Park House of worship
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    860 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Street or 5th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.